| Aston Villa | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Cumbes | 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | ||
| 2 | John Gidman | 2 | Pat Rice | ||
| 3 | Charlie Aitken | 3 | Sammy Nelson | ||
| 4 | Ian Ross | 4 | Eddie Kelly | ||
| 5 | Chris Nicholl | 5 | Terry Mancini | ||
| 6 | Leighton Phillips | 6 | David O'Leary | ||
| 7 | Ray Graydon | 7 | Alan Ball | ||
| 8 | Sammy Morgan | 8 | Alex Cropley | ||
| S1 | 9 | Keith Leonard | 9 | Frank Stapleton | |
| 10 | Ian 'Chico' Hamilton | 10 | Brian Kidd | ||
| 11 | Bobby McDonald | 11 | Liam Brady | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | John Robson | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Saunders | Bertie Mee | ||||